Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found stabbed repeatedly in Wilkinsburg.The violent attack happened on Center Street, not far from a bus stop.According to 911 dispatchers, the incident began with a report of someone stealing from the front yard of a home in the 400 block of Center Street.When police arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds.A man, 22-year-old James Tunstall, was taken into custody after the stabbing.The suspect's mother told Channel 4 Action News' Janelle Hall that her son was acting in self defense."He told me someone tried jacking him. He showed me a bruise on his face where they punched him he said he defended himself," said the suspect's mother, who did want to be publicly identified. "All I know is that my son said he was driving down an alley and somebody punched him in the face and told him to get out of the car and tried robbing him."Police said Tunstall then pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed Gregory Morris.Before being taken to the hospital Morris identified Tunstall and told police where the suspect lived, Hall reported.Tunstall's mother said she encouraged her son to turn himself in."He said he wasn't guilty, so why run if you aren't guilty? Go tell your side of the story and let the law figure it out," she said.Hall reported detectives put the suspect into a white jump suit so they could collect his clothing as potential evidence.
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WILKINSBURG, Pa. —

Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found stabbed repeatedly in Wilkinsburg.

The violent attack happened on Center Street, not far from a bus stop.

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According to 911 dispatchers, the incident began with a report of someone stealing from the front yard of a home in the 400 block of Center Street.

When police arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds.

A man, 22-year-old James Tunstall, was taken into custody after the stabbing.

The suspect's mother told Channel 4 Action News' Janelle Hall that her son was acting in self defense.

"He told me someone tried jacking him. He showed me a bruise on his face where they punched him he said he defended himself," said the suspect's mother, who did want to be publicly identified. "All I know is that my son said he was driving down an alley and somebody punched him in the face and told him to get out of the car and tried robbing him."

Police said Tunstall then pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed Gregory Morris.

Before being taken to the hospital Morris identified Tunstall and told police where the suspect lived, Hall reported.

Tunstall's mother said she encouraged her son to turn himself in.

"He said he wasn't guilty, so why run if you aren't guilty? Go tell your side of the story and let the law figure it out," she said.

Hall reported detectives put the suspect into a white jump suit so they could collect his clothing as potential evidence.